Like really. Now I’m going to say that playing games, listening to music, watching shows/movies and even reading books is a bit of a luxury. It’s a quality of life thing. But that doesn’t always mean that each of those mediums have to be charged so damn much to even enjoy. Much less, the quality that gets shoveled out anyways with what we’ve seen.
What pisses me off the most with the entertainment industry, is how they expect you to buy the same things whether it’s a different format or on a platform multiple times. Furthermore, they willingly take away shows, movies .etc on a reguar cyclic basis on streaming platforms.
When AnimeSuge went down, I felt a little lost and for once actually considered subscribing to Crunchyroll because AnimeSuge had the 1997 Berserk on there. Guess what? Crunchyroll and no where else had it. So much for the legal alternative, huh? By the way, yes I know of alternative sources so please don’t recommend me those thanks.
And this is the thing with this fucking industry as a whole. They honestly have this mentality where if something is not available then it’s “too bad, fuck you” or if something is broken or not working then it’s just “BUY ANOTHER AT FULL PRICE!” because they look down at people making backups of their copies.
It’s like, leave us the fuck alone. If something is not available anymore with absolutely no assured plans to bring it back for re-release and to be available on even streaming platform which leaves us to pirate - let it fucking be. What, are you going to make a shitstorm for people who buy movies and shows while thrifting? Surprised these fuckers haven’t gotten to that process yet because of how god damn greedy they are.
Because “we” do, as evidenced by the people willing to pay the price(s)
Probably because consumers have made them billionaires.
Because they will always have people who support them, regardless of how mean they are, as long as there are people afraid of “pirating” this will never change.
I had a friend at work who said “People who pirate stuff are just as bad as burglers” to me. I had just been Burgled 2 weeks before Christmas.
I replied “Right so I’m as bad as the smack heads that robbed my kids presents, is that what you’re saying?”
He did that thing folk do when they look like a fish breathing then tried to backtrack, but that’s when he became a “work colleague” again.
They don’t think you have disposable income. They don’t care about you if you don’t.
I’m about ready to start disposing of these fucks.
You seem to have a rather violent disposition…
The rich are actively trying to be yote into space. All we’re saying is redirect their rockets to ensure they don’t come home again.
Ha! Clever
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You know what else is justified?
Making puns about the word “dispose” and expecting people not to take them seriously and imparting a lecture.
Oh, sorry. Your joke went right over my head.
they look at how most of us seem to be able to pay landlords and got jealous 😂
Just a reminder if you want free books / audiobooks check out Libby, it connects to your local library. You just need a library card!
They don’t assume we have unlimited money, they assume they’ll make enough sales to justify making it (and paying all the people who made it).
Yeah, some companies are making ridiculous profits and underpaying staff. This isn’t some pro-capitalism comment.
Taking things off of streaming platforms or not making old stuff otherwise available usually boils down to bureaucracy and legal stuff. Certain people need to be paid, or have the right to veto their content being sold, or stuff like that sometimes. And sometimes the companies have a legal obligation to either protect their IP or ensure things stay “offline”.
I don’t like it, but I know it’s not always simple.
They push as far as they can. As long as people are willing to pay they’ll keep vying for our incomes. Cancelled subscriptions is the only language they understand.
simple, shareholders want infinite GROWTH 📈
They know we can’t. They need to tell their shareholders this though lest they gnash their teeth.
It’s the lack of anti trust enforcement in the USA that causes this. There is little to no competition left in many markets.
Is not about how much we have available, is about how much they think they can squeeze us.
https://www.pcworld.com/article/496050/riaa_thinks_limewire_owes_75_trillion_in_damages.html
In 2011 the RIAA sued Limewire for more money than existed on the entire planet.
They know, they don’t care.
That’s not entirely accurate. Yes, it was more than the GDP of the entire planet at the time, but that’s not the value of the entire planet. Unless they meant the amount of physical currency that existed, in which case the amount was considerably less than the 62T that the article cites, since most money is never physical.
It’s still patently ridiculous though.
Money, not value. It seems to be mainly anecdotal.
Price your goods right up to what the market can bear. Business sense.
Don’t pay parasitic corpos for somethingyou can get yourself for free… Also business sense IMHO
People don’t. They’re in massive debt.